Month: October 2017

JT’s Books for Tablets campaign has ended for the year. Primary school pupils have made a huge effort, collecting over 8,000 telephone directories to be recycled and receiving over 50 tablets in return.

A total of 25 local Primary schools took part in this year’s campaign, which aims to reduce waste. Whilst also teaching children about the importance of recycling. For every 150 directories a school collects, JT donated a tablet. These are pupil-friendly, touch-screen devices. And they provide internet access and education apps in a safe and secure environment.

St Peter’s Primary School were top of the leader board, collecting 1,425 directories. Thus they will receive nine new tablets from JT. St Lawrence Primary School were second, collecting 680 books. This resulted in four tablets. St Christopher’s Preparatory School were third, collecting 608 directories and also receiving four tablets in return.

St Peter’s Primary School Head Teacher Sam Dixon said: “We are delighted to receive our tablets from JT. These will greatly enhance the learning opportunities for our children. Thanks to our School Eco team, all our parents, pupils and the wider community for their fantastic recycling efforts.”

Tamara O’Brien, JT’s Head of Marketing, Brand and Distribution, said: “JT is an Eco-Active Business and we take our responsibility to the environment seriously. As well as the Books for Tablets campaign, we also encourage households to recycle their directories at drop-off points around the Island. Our customers tell us that the directory is still an invaluable resource and I’m pleased that it is also a useful tool to teach the next generation about sustainability.”

Gigabit Jersey – JT’s project that will soon see every home and business in the Island connected directly to super-fast broadband – has been shortlisted in the Global Telecoms Awards.

The Gigabit Jersey project began in 2012. Since then over 94%* of broadband services have now been directly connected to the fibre network. Therefore, it means that Jersey is now ranked first in the world in terms of percentage of broadband services with a full-fibre connection to broadband.

It will also allow the Island to become the first in the world to completely replace its ageing copper wire network. This has served the telecoms industry well for over a century. However, it can now be replaced with fast, reliable and secure fibre-optic cables.

JT Shortlisted Against Some Big Players

Now in its fifth year, the Global Telecoms Awards celebrates a broad range of global accolades. This year sees JT shortlisted in the Fixed Network Evolution category of the awards, against some big players from around the globe.

JT Chief Executive Officer Graeme Millar said: “When we began the Gigabit Jersey project, some people were understandably cautious. They questioned whether it was necessary for the Island. However, we knew then that device use and bandwidth would grow. This is in line with more and more services being delivered digitally. I’m pleased that the Global Telecoms Awards judges have recognised the importance of our insight. And also our investment in full-fibre connectivity in this shortlisting. The need for fibre is now evident publicly. I’m so glad we made the decision early on. We’re now in the fortunate position where major UK operators are trying to catch up.”

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Notes to EditorsThe Global Telecoms Awards are organised by Telecoms.com, a respected independent news portal covering the latest technological advancements and market trends. Focusing on the key business and technology issues facing the industry today. The awards take place in London on 2 November.